About Joël Dos Reis Viegas

Joël Dos Reis Viegas is a French-Canadian art director, illustrator and comic book artist. He grew up in France and studied Animation at Gobelins in 2000. He specialized in 3D animation before becoming a Concept Artist in 2007. He moved to Canada and worked for Ubisoft, Eidos, Warner and EA. In 2012, he set up his own creative agency, Steambot, with Sébastien Larroudé. Joel has just signed on as art director for Roller Champions (Ubisoft), alongside his Urbance series, a manga published by Ankama.
Books
Urbance, t.1, 2 et 3 – Éditions Ankama, 2024



Awards
2016 Newark IFF: Best webserie (Urbance)
2017 Series Fest Season 3: Best series Late Night (Urbance)
MCAF 2025
Present at
Book Signing Schedule
Saturday, May 24
- 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm : B12 La Boîte de Diffusion
Sunday, May 25
- 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm : B12 La Boîte de Diffusion
Guest at MCAF
2024, 2025